Kell Hall in the Georgia State Signal
Title
Kell Hall in the Georgia State Signal
Description
Since 1945, the Georgia State Signal, under various names, has contained many photographs and articles about or relating to the Ivy Street Building. Our project team combed through eight decades of newspapers to collect these items related to Kell Hall.
Collection Items
Georgia State University Signal, 1946-11-06
Page 4 has an advertisement for the University Center Barber Shop run by Frank Sparti, a Junior College student
Georgia State University Signal, 1946-10-23
Page 3 has a brief article about the newly opened barber shop on the first floor of the Ivy Street Building.
Georgia State University Signal, 1960-05-13
Page 4 has an article about the Georgia State Players' production of "Light Up the Sky" in the Little Theatre on the 6th floor of the Ivy Street Building.
Georgia State University Signal, 1965-02-11
Page 5 has an article about a new Differential Scanning Calorimeter in the chemistry department.
The Signal, 2016-11-08
Article about restrooms for transgender students includes photograph of the only gender-neutral bathroom on campus, on the first floor of Kell Hall
The Signal Urbanite, 2015-06-04
Article with tips for students mentions the Kell Hall Corner Cafe and Starbucks as a "secret" option
The Signal, 2008-12-02
Article and map about the plans for Kell and Sparks Halls, providing a synopsis of the plan and issues
Georgia State Signal, 2007-09-25
Student opinion letter about the Kell Hall Starbucks, complaining about the sudden lack of Coke machines in the university
The Georgia State University Signal, 2006-10-03
Pages 6 & 7: memorable headlines from the Signal which detail some of the history of GSU
Pages 9 & 11: photo and text retrospective of the changes at GSU over time
The Georgia State University Signal, 2006-08-29
Article about the One Stop Shop and a new location opening in Kell Hall
The Georgia State University Signal, 2006-02-28
Article about plans to expand the Georgia State campus in downtown Atlanta, which would require demolition of two buildings. Although not mentioned by name, these are likely Kell and Sparks Halls. Funding is reported to come from private investment…
The Georgia State University Signal, 2005-10-04
An article across two pages about the Revised Master Plan, aka The Main Street Master Plan, explaining a new plan to move labs out of Kell Hall into the Science Park (Petit complex), then move offices out of Sparks and into Kell. The humanities…
The Georgia State University Signal, 2005-08-30
Page 5: article about changes to the 1999 Master Plan being announced in September 2005, with a few mentions of Kell Hall.
Page 8: article about renovations to Auxiliary Services, including 2 photos of the newly renovated Kell Hall dining area. This…
The Georgia State University Signal, 2004-09-21
Advertisement for Geology Speaker Series in Room 314, Kell Hall, with reception in Room 340